Category Archives: NYC Wingfest 2012

When I heard about Wingfest in New York City, the little kid in me lit up. If you’ve read my past posts you know I love wings, not just any wings but good wings. I knew this was one event I had to attend and so did many other 20-30 year olds, who filled Center 548 up to capacity at Wingfest Series #NYCWingfest which was sponsored by Streaker Sports. I went to the 2nd session which was from 4-7 PM (each was $55), with my roommate Leah, who came with me to Bergenfest. It was definitely a fun time and it felt like we were back in university again. I mean, what else would you expect when you have 3 hours to try over 8 wing vendors and it includes free beer & bourbon to wash them down with?

The beer lines were just as crazy as the wing lines.Photo courtesy of Wingfest Series

Some of the vendors bringing their best wings to the table included:

Dukes NYC

Hill Country

Mason Jar

Tribeca Tap House

BBQues Smoke Shack

Wildwood BBQ

Rathbones

East End Bar & Grill & more

To wash it down we had a choice of Pacifico or Budweiser beer or Wild Turkey bourbon which was my personal favorite!

They might not have taken first place but I loved Neely’s Smoked Wings!

They definitely had more than those eight. My two favorites which weren’t mentioned above were Blue Haven & Neely’s BBQ Parlor. They both had wings with unique flavor and weren’t too spicy or sweet. Neely’s were smoked, how cool is that? Blue Haven really won me over with their sauce! Unfortunately neither of my two favorites won, but they will always be winners in my eyes. The winner of NYC Wingfest 2012 went to BBQues Smoke Shack. Congrats on the win!!! Guess we’ll have to see who takes the win at NYC Wingfest 2013!

It’s official– food event season has begun and is going strong at least until November. I already had the pleasure of attending the Vendy Awards & Food Truck Rally. So in honor of the event season, check out this line-up of upcoming food events, starting with Bergenfest tomorrow night:

Bergen Health & Life Bergenfest 2012:

BERGEN COUNTY’S BIGGEST CELEBRATION!
No one knows the best go-to destinations in Bergen County better than the people who live here. You voted for your favorites and now we are bringing them all together for the 5th annual Bergenfest Party & Expo. at a New and Bigger Venue–with Great Parking.

The 411: WingFest returns, with some new challengers to try and de-throne back to back champion, Dukes NYC’s title. Join us for all you can drink drafts, and all you can eat wings from the city’s best BBQ joints.

The 411: Robert Irvine Live 2012” is Irvine’s first theatrical tour and he’s not taking the show lightly. “This is not just me cooking on stage for two hours because that has been done before. I wanted to do something totally different that makes cooking a vehicle for being able to create a theatrical event,” says Irvine. If his premiere performances in Florida are any indication, Irvine has truly taken the idea of theatrics to heart. Those performances found him rappelling down balconies and being challenged to feed members of the audience with no knowledge of the ingredients while a timer counted down. Of course, these challenges are nothing new to Irvine, whose Food Network shows “Dinner: Impossible” and “Restaurant: Impossible” often find him challenged both physically and creatively with deadlines that often seem nothing short of insurmountable let alone impossible.

Look out for my pre-show interview with Chef Robert Irvine on Jersey Bites & post show coverage coming up soon!

Fairway Foodie Programs:

FOODIE FRIENDS HALLOWEEN THEMED COOKING CLASS FOR KIDS

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012TIME: 4-5 PM (AGES 4-6), 5-6PM (AGES 7-11)WHERE: FAIRWAY MARKET WOODLAND PARK, 1570 US 46 WESTTHE 411: Hannah Netter, Children’s Culinary Instructor at Fairway Woodland Park, has over a decade of experience working in childcare and currently manages and teaches children’s cookingclasses as partof a NYC-based company. The Fairway “Foodie Friends Class” will inspire kids to be independent with their food choices and with small responsibilities like preparing their own simple meals. Each participant will take home a Fairway lunch box that they will have time to decorate during the class; a coupon for their guardians to come back and shop; the food they prepared during the class; a Fairway grocery pad and pen; and a fun recap of what they accomplished for the day. Tickets are $5 per class and parents are welcomed but not required to attend as each class will be supervised. For more information, call or inquire within the store or email info@fairwaymarket.com. Purchase tickets at the Woodland Park store or online at www.fairwaymarket.com/foodie-friends-class.

The 411: Returning to New York City for its 6th consecutive year offering a unique series of events where food and film lovers return to taste what they see on the screen, the NYC Food Film Festival is the only festival in the world that serves the food that is seen in the films. Produced in association with the James Beard Foundation and benefiting the Food Bank For New York City, the 2012 NYC Food Film Festival runs from October 17 through October 21 in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The NYC Food Film Festival has grown from an intimate food-nerd date-night destination to one of New York City’s most beloved festivals, and the largest of its kind in the world. Last year, the Food Film Festival made its 2nd trip to Chicago, where it will return this year from November 15th – 17th for the Chicago Food Film Festival. The NYC Food Film Festival was created by George Motz, the documentary filmmaker behind the award-winning Hamburger America film, book, and mobile app, and host of Travel Channel’s Burger Land, along with Harry Hawk. Through documentaries, features and short films, the Festival presents the best, and the most memorable, of the world’s favorite and exotic foods on the big screen…and then serves them to the guests. The NYC Food Film Festival is co-produced by Grease Bomb LLC and Food Films America.